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   coagulate

   /kəʊˈaɡjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semi-solid state: "blood had coagulated round the edges of the gash"
   • ▪ cause (a fluid) to change to a solid or semi-solid state: "adrenaline coagulates the blood"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin coagulat- ‘curdled’, from the verb coagulare, from coagulum ‘rennet’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. coagulable adjective
   • 2. coagulative adjective
   • 3. coagulator noun

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